Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Hong Kong, China or Italy?

Hong Kong, China, at 25.70 million against 20.26 million in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Hong Kong, China and Italy?

5.44 million, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hong Kong, China vs Italy: Air transport, passengers carried

Hong Kong, China

25.70 million

in 2023

Italy

20.26 million

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

31st

Italy rank

34th

Air transport, passengers carried over time

Hong Kong, China
Italy

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 25.70 million against 20.26 million in Italy, a difference of 5.44 million.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Italy ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 31st and Italy ranks 34th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.27 million	27.98 million	17.71 million	Italy
2000s	19.05 million	33.65 million	14.60 million	Italy
2010s	38.82 million	29.17 million	9.65 million	Hong Kong, China
2020s	8.94 million	11.30 million	2.35 million	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, passengers carried, Hong Kong, China or Italy?: Hong Kong, China, at 25.70 million against 20.26 million in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, passengers carried between Hong Kong, China and Italy?: 5.44 million, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Italy?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and Italy rank globally for air transport, passengers carried?: Hong Kong, China ranks 31st and Italy ranks 34th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Air transport, passengers carried
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 10,242 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.